The Kepler mission has been able to measure dimmings of less than 0.01 in a star's brightness. This ...

The Kepler mission has been able to measure dimmings of less than 0.01 in a star's brightness. This has allowed us to detect what size planets?

A) planets smaller than Earth
B) planets Earth-size only
C) only planets larger than Earth
D) any size planet, as long as they are in binary star systems

Question 2

Extrasolar planetary systems are similar to our solar system in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

A) that planetary orbits are relatively coplanar.
B) for the presence of hot Jupiters in some systems.
C) that planets orbit in the same direction that their parent star rotates.
D) that the systems contain interplanetary debris, such as comets or asteroids.
E) None of these are dissimilar to our solar system.

Question 3

What are the two most important intrinsic properties used to classify stars?

A) Mass and age
B) Luminosity and surface temperature
C) Distance and luminosity
D) Distance and surface temperature
E) Distance and color

Question 4

What type of galaxy are the two Magellanic Clouds? How do we know this visually?

What will be an ideal response?

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